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Back when Chrome was first announced, it seemed better than Safari (3.x at the time). But the more time passes, the more Safari is catching up, and soon all of the features that make Chrome special will have been absorbed into it (and other browsers, probably).
I wonder if this is Sony's first step to see full adoption of Chrome OS? It is true many PC manufacturers won't offer Linux because Microsoft will deny them discount deals on copies of Windows. However, to threaten Sony would be tricky for Microsoft as they also compete in the game space. This would interest the DOJ and EU.
I think people overestimate Microsoft's power of persuasion. I mean yes, they can threaten a company whose main business is to sell PCs. They can do that because that company then loses the price battle with its competitors. But a company like Sony that has investments in music, movies, cinema gear, game consoles, home appliances, digital cameras, hand-held devices and God knows what other fields ... I don't think it…
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They don't need Chrome, just Webkit. Who knows what's stopping them.
A faster javascript engine (v8) is nice for mobile devices, and who knows, maybe it's more portable to the Cell SPUs.
On a sidenote, has anyone else noticed that Sony is becoming Google's bitch? This all started with Sony's failing ebook project, which had an absolute pathetic collection of books (approximately 25,000) until they hooked in with Google's million+ public domain titles.